Airline Mechanic Smuggled Cocaine In Airplane Cockpit
Paul Belloisi, a former American Airlines mechanic at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK Airport), was sentenced by United States District Judge Dora L. Irizarry to 108 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to import and possess cocaine. Belloisi was convicted in May 2023 following a one-week jury trial of all three counts of an indictment charging him with conspiring to possess and import cocaine and importing cocaine. Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Darren B. McCormack, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, New York (HSI), and Francis J. Russo, Director of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, New York Field Office (CBP), announced the sentence.
Here’s The Article – American Airlines ex-mechanic Paul Belloisi gets 9 years prison for smuggling cocaine hidden under cockpit of JFK-bound flight (nypost.com)
US Attorney’s Office Eastern District Of New York – Eastern District of New York | American Airlines Mechanic Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Import Cocaine Bricks in Compartment Under Cockpit of Jetliner | United States Department of Justice
